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Daniel Webster Whittle
American gospel lyricist and evangelist
Daniel Webster Whittle | |
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| Born | (1840-11-22)November 22, 1840 |
| Died | March 4, 1901(1901-03-04) (aged 60) |
Daniel Webster Whittle | |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Service / branch | U.S.
Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | 72d Illinois Infantry |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Major Daniel Webster Whittle (November 22, 1840, Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts - March 4, 1901, Northfield, Massachusetts) was a 19th-century American gospel song lyricist, evangelist, and Bible teacher.
Life and career
Whittle was associated with the evangelistic campaigns of Dwight Lyman Moody.[1]
Marrying Abbie Hanson in 1861 the night before he deployed with Company B of the 72d Illinois Infantry, he served in the American Civil War.
He was wounded at Vicksburg and marched with GeneralWilliam Tecumseh Sherman’s forces through Georgia. Whittle was breveted